ROYAL destination

Namibia

Namibia is a land of staggering, otherworldly beauty, where towering apricot dunes meet the wild Atlantic and vast desert horizons stretch beyond imagination. Climb the world's highest sand dunes at Sossusvlei, walk among the petrified trees of Deadvlei, and watch desert-adapted elephant, lion and rhino roam the rugged Damaraland. The wildlife-rich pans of Etosha National Park gather game around shimmering waterholes, while the eerie Skeleton Coast and Africa's clearest night skies complete the spell. Remote, dramatic and deeply photogenic, Namibia is a dream for adventurers, photographers and lovers of wide-open, untamed spaces. The best time to visit is May to October, during the dry winter months when wildlife concentrates around Etosha's waterholes.